For a real number let denote the greatest integer not greater than .
a. Prove that for all positive integers , and we have
b. Find an example showing that the above equality does not hold for all positive real numbers , and .
For a real number let denote the greatest integer not greater than .
a. Prove that for all positive integers , and we have
b. Find an example showing that the above equality does not hold for all positive real numbers , and .
a. The number can be written in the form , where is a non-negative integer and is the remainder of when divided by . The number can be further written as , where is a non-negative integer and is the remainder of when divided by . From this it follows that , or we would have . We see that
because , and
because and . From here we obtain the desired result.
b. Let , and . Then and .